Improvement in soda-water draught-apparatus



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Y Letters Patent N 96,823, dated November 16, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SODA-WATER. DRAUG-HT-APPARATUS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the' same.

To all whomjit may conce-ru.

Be it known that I, J ons MaTrHsws, Jr., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Socla-\Vate1'aiid Sirup-0rmling and Draught-Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exa-ct description, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawing, forming part ot this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents a plan of an apparat-us, made in duplicate, or witlrtwo fronts or faces, and corresponding details, constructed in accordance with my improvement;`

Figure 2, avert-ical section of the same, taken mainly through the cent-re of the apparatus, froml front to front; and

Figure 3, a transverse view of the draught-cock or disk, fitted within the same, above the outlet to the nozzle thereof, in illustration of the passages, which serve to divide the stream issuing through or from the nozzle.

Similar letters of' reference indicate corresponding parts.

This apparatus has the same leading characteristics as that which is the subject of' my Letters Patent, dated' October 3, 1865.

The improvements consist, first, in a tumblerguide, arranged to guide and adjust the tumblers' to their places, for the reception ot' the sirup; and, secondly, in certain provision to prevent leakage from the sirup-tank stall, around the nozzles of the sirup-tanks, and permit the escape, to a snit-able receptacle, ot' any liquid that may collect within the said stall.

Referring to the accompanying drawing- A represents the sides, and B, the top or lid ofthe vstand'or case, which is supposed to bc made of marble, said stand being here shown constructed as for a double apparatus, but the invention at large and in detail applies equally to a single one.

This case is divided by a sheet-metal casing or lining, S, or casings or linings, into compartments C D E C' D.

The compartments C C serve, by suitable divisions a, to receive or accommodate the different sirup-tanks E, while the compartments D D answer to receive the tuinblers, when it is required to charge them with sirup, or, it may be, to store the tumblcrs, these last-,named compartments being provided with doors or shutters l), controlled by weighted levers c, that, accordingly as they are adjusted np or down, keep the compartments D 1)' open or closed. f

, On or along the bottom oi' these compartments D D',

either in a loose or iixed manner, and resting, it may be, upon the counter ou which the apparatus stands, is, or are the tumbler-guides F, made, preferably, of wire, so as to form V or other eqnivalently-shaped compartments d, corresponding to the number ot" sirupt-anks, and arranged, so that on entering from the front the several tumblers within the compartments D D', they will be automatically guided by the sides ot' thc compartments d to their places, centrally, or thereabout, under the several sirup-tank out-lets.

The sirup-tanks E are, ).n'eferably, constructed of glass, with an offset, e, disposed to admit of the discharge ot' the sirup at or through their bottoms, near their fronts, while they have an enlargedscapacity .for sirup in rear of thciroutlets, they heilig, more or less, ot' a parallelogramie form, with iilling and valve-stem openings fg at top. l

The advanced position of the otiset e serves to establish a forward discharge for the sirup, which renders a deep or far-back insertion of the t-umblers unnecessary,`yet gives a roomy capacity to the tanks, and is altogether a novel construction ot sirup-tank.

Said sirup-tanks are each provided with a valve-seat and valve, the valve-seat G being. a separate and distinct device, made hollow, and ot' glass, with holes h. Ii above and below, or through it, thel one hole 'i being shaped to form a discharge-nozzle, and the body ot' the seat being ribbed or corrugated, to form, when cemented to its place, a secure tit in the. oii'set e of the tank.

The valve H, which controls the discharge oi sirup from the tank, may be of double-disk form, to open or close either opening h t', accordingly as the stem k of said valve is lifted or allowed to drop, the descent ot' the valve shutting oii the discharge or' sirup into the tumbler beneath, while the lift of it establishes the supply thereto in any suitable or measured "quantity, which the two disks of the valve, controlling the openings lt 17, readily admit of, and the weight ot' the knob or handle on the upper end ot the stem serving, on being released, effcctually and rapidly to close the discharge from the tank. l l

By making the valve-seat G of glass, the condition of the valve, or vcause of any obstruction tov it, may be readily seen or ascertained without unscrewing or separating the part-s.

The casing S, or such portion of it as forms the compartments (l C', subdivided into stalls by partitions a, is bent or turned up at its edges, x, where perforated, tn reccive through it the nozzles ot the siruptanks or valve-seats thereto, and such be'ntor turnedup edges covered with a rubber buffer, l, which, thus applied or arranged, as seen in iig. 2, will not only lserve to break the shock in dropping` the sirup-tanks to their places, and so prevent breakage, but also answer to guide the tanks, by their nozzles or valve-seat outlets, to their proper relative position.

Another object in turning upthe edge 0:, or it may be otherwise forming a raised border round' the perlfoi-ation through which the tank or valve-seat nozzle lits, is to prevent the passage of liquid arising from condensation, or Sirup that may have leaked, from escaping through said pcrtbration into the compartment D or D', and so on to the counter; and in order t0 better provide against this, even in case of breakage ot' any of the tanks, I establish an opening, z, at or near the bottom of either tank-stall in communication with the compartment E, and arranged below the level -ot' the raised edge or bordel' x, to carry off the escape into the compartment E.

The lid or cover B of the apparatus, which may be loose, and made whole, or in section s hinged together, as desired, is held and adjusted to its placeon or over the sides Aby metallic pins l, made to fit or enter holes lmv formed in metallic corner-braces J, that thus serve alike to hold together'or brace the sides A of the case, and to form pockets or guides for the pins'l.

By this construct-ion, too, metal is brought to bear against metal in shutting to the lid, thereby avoiding chipping or splitting. of the marble by the pins or dowels I,l and excluding dirt from disiiguring the marble, besides adding to the strength of the structure.

The side or sides A of theV stand or case opposite the chamber E is glazed, or made transparent, 1 n'efer ably by duplicate panes a n', arranged at a suitable distance apart, so as to form an air-space at the side or sides ot' the chamber E, wl1ich"contined air, acting as a non-conductor, rcstrains the melting ofthe ice in said chamber.

By providing the stand or case' with a transparent side or sides, too, the \\'orking` otthe water through the coolers is exhibited from the outside, also the quantity or condition of theice surrounding the coolers in the compartment E, which avoids unnecessary opening of the lid.

The soda or mineral-water outlet-pipe (or, where more than one, pipes,) K terminates, as usual, at its outer extremity, in a draught-cock, L, which here, however, is oi' peculiar construction. 'lhns thel nozzle u of said cock, I make of glass, and thereby prevent that chemical action and injury which take place when drawing olf mineral-water, and which mark or stain the extremity ot' a metal nozzle; also form said cock with a peculiar arrangement of passages in the swell or portion above the nozzle, so that on the cock bein g opened'7 the water will be allowed to escape into the nozzle w, in a direct and rapid manuel', through a small or contracted orifice, lr, which is concentric, or thereabout, to the outlet through the nozzle, while the balance of the stream passing through the cock is broken, or its velocity impeded, and the same spread or divided, by, in its entry to the nozzle, being diverted and caused to'pass over a bridge, s, and through slots or segmental passages u, outside of the orifice fr.

This arrangement insures a rapid small central run ot' the stream, which, striking or being injected over the sirup in the tumbler, effeetually accomplishes its mixture, while it so breaks or retards and diffuses the main supplyy of aerated water, that is externally or outside ot' the mixing-portion ot' the stream, as to prevent obiectionable and excessive agitation or effervescence within the tumbler.

' A convenient mode of' thus constructing the passages 7' u., with intervening bridge s over the nozzleout-let, is to employ a separate disk, N, so constructed, and to tit the same within a screw-cap or collar, O that serves-to unite the nozzle lw to the cock.

l is the usual wood bottom, which is used, in connection with the marble stand 0r case, to carry or sustain the interior metallic casing. This bottom is-nsnally fastened to the marble of the outer case, Uy screws passing therethrough, which affords no provision for that contraction and expansion of the wood that invariably take pl ce from time to time, and strain upon the marble, so as to endanger the breakage of the latter.

'lo/obviate this, I'fit the bottom P in loose, by slipping over its ends metallic hollow braces Q, and unite these latter, bywscrcws c, with the outer case, thus leaving the wood bottom P t'ree to shrink or expand, and yet causing it to sustain the interior casing in all positions, including even reversal of it, the same giving a better or tirmer hold on the wood than is attainable by screws merely entering its ends.

What is here claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tlnnbler-guide, F, constructed and applied or arranged for use, substantially as specilied.

2. The. turned-up edge or border x, around the openings provided in the bottom ofthe Sirup-tank stall, tor the reception ot' the tank-nozzles and the elastic envelope I, and the opening or openings z, at or n'earthe bottom ot' the tank-stall, all arranged substantially as herein set forth, for the purpose ot' preventing leakage around the tank-nozzles, and permitting the escape of any liquid collecting in the stall.y

JOHN MATTHE\VS, J R.

Witnesses:

J. W. Goonies, A. Ln CLERC. 

